Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Hopes for Space Cooperation



20 September 2009

This year is the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, and a time to look ahead to future space exploration, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first two men to step on the moon.  

This interior view of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module
This interior view of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module "Eagle" shows astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, during the lunar landing mission (NASA image)
It was a moment that galvanized the world, as the lunar lander Eagle touched down in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969.

"'Tranquility Base, here. The Eagle has landed."